This is a particularly useful for certain types of documents. If you’re creating newsletters or brochures, you may be looking to split your documents up with multiple columns of text and images on a page. This feature hasn’t always existed in Google Docs, with some unusual workarounds available. Thankfully, Google has added this feature to Google Docs, making it an easy process to format your text into two columns. Here’s how....

While it is chock full of excellent system info, it opens to the Processes tab by default. That’s good if you are looking for an app or service to kill because it’s spiking your CPU and eating RAM. But you might be interested in a different tab such as Performance and want to make it the default. Starting with Windows 10 version 1903, you can set it to do just that....

How to Play Apple Music on Fire TV There is no app to download to your Fire TV; instead, you need to link your accounts. If you have already linked your Apple Music account with Alexa, things should work without having to do anything. But if you haven’t linked things up yet, here is how to get started. Open the Alexa app on your phone or tablet or head to alexa....

Note: For this to work, you need to be logging into Windows 10 using your Microsoft account and not creating a local account. Reinstall Windows 10 Apps Launch the Microsoft Store app and click the “See more” (three dots) button next to your profile avatar in the upper-righthand corner. Then from the menu, click on My Library. When your library opens up, you should see all the owned apps and other items you have downloaded over the years on other Windows 10 systems....

If you accidentally delete an important photo, you might want to know how to get it back. Or worse yet, you broke or reset your phone and deleted the files. Luckily, it is possible to retrieve photos from Android. This guide will show you how to recover deleted photos on Android. How to Recover Deleted Photos on Android One of the easiest ways to restore deleted files is from the trash on your phone....

Now, did you know that when you installed SP1, Windows created what Microsoft calls Service Pack Backup Files on your hard drive, which roughly takes up about 500MB of data? The files are used if you ever want to uninstall Service Pack 1; however, if you never plan to do that (why would you want to?), that’s 500MB of dead/wasted space on your drive. Today I’ll show you how to free up that space and reclaim 500 megs on your drive....

Today people store everything on their smartphones. Bank Account information, email, contacts, notes, personal pictures… everything! Losing your smartphone is a nightmare in itself, after all they don’t come cheap. But an even worse problem lies in someone finding your phone and stealing not only it, but the contents too. Don’t wait until it’s too late, this guide will show you how to set up your Android phone so that if it is stolen you can keep your data safe....

Note: This article has been updated to reflect the changes in the Google Play Store. If your list looks like the one in the image below and you’re not using all of those devices, you’ll want to shed the old ones. The process is easy. And even though you can’t remove a device altogether, you can at least remove it from the Play Store list. Remove Android Devices from Google Play Store List Log in to the Google Play Store and click Settings (gear icon) on the top right side of the page, or click this link to get where you need to be easily....

The “open with” menu in Windows 7 displays an auto-generated list of recommended applications for opening files; some of them are good. The problem is that some of the recommendations would make absolutely terrible choices for opening up the file! For instance take the example below; I’m sure I will NEVER use visual studio or the VAIO Control Center to open up a simple txt file, but that is what Windows suggests....

Remember back when Shutter Shades were all the craze? It was popular because everyone enjoys voluntarily blocking a good portion of their vision for the sake of looking good stupid – err hold on a sec, that fad died out – sorry Kanye. So what’s with the new YouTube bar that takes over the bottom of your internet browser and blocks the screen? The new bottom bar in YouTube has a few cool features, such as AutoPlay and suggested videos, but don’t playlists already have that as well?...

Reset iOS 6 Settings To reset the settings on your device go to Settings » General then scroll down and tap the Reset button at the bottom. On the Reset screen tap Reset All Settings – Not Erase All Content and Settings – then you’ll need to verify you want to do it twice. It should only take a couple of minutes at most. After it’s finished, you’ll need to reconnect to WiFi, Bluetooth, and configure other custom settings....

Restrict Chromebook Access and Manage Users Only the owner of the Chromebook can restrict users. The owner account is the first user you set up which should be you. Log in and go to Settings. Then scroll down to the User section and click the Manage Other Users button. To improve the overall security of your device, you should also tick the “Require a password to wake from sleep” box....

Windows 8 Metro / Modern Style Apps Currently the desktop works just as it always has with programs opening in different resizable Windows. But when you launch a modern-style app, it launches in full screen mode by itself, like the Xbox Video app for example. By default, media files, PDFs, and MailTo links open from the desktop in full screen metro-style apps in a full page. I’ve shown you how to change file associations to avoid the annoying behavior of desktop files opening in full screen metro / modern mode....

But sometimes you might find bugs in the new email service. And the best way to let Microsoft know is by sending feedback to the company. It doesn’t have to be about bugs or problems either, you can also send suggestions to improve the service, or what you like about it. Log in to your Outlook.com account, click Settings (gear icon) and select Feedback. It will load the form and present you with three options to choose from: What you like, if there’s bugs and ways to improve the service....

With a few much less expensive devices, you can create your own home intercom system. It takes a little bit of extra work but can save you a lot of money. A Smartphone Intercom System Since everyone in your home likely has a smartphone, it makes sense to use them as your home intercom system. This solution doesn’t require the purchase of any hardware at all. All you have to do is download a walkie-talkie app that works on both Android and iOS....

Set Bandwidth Limits for Windows 10 Updates Head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options and scroll down and click on Delivery Optimization and on the next screen click the Advanced Options link – told you it is buried deep. Now you’re in the section that matters. You have options to limit the bandwidth used for uploads and downloads. Just check the item you want to limit bandwidth for and use the slider to adjust the percentage it uses....

You can easily access a list of Firefox tabs open on each device and open any of those tabs on any of your devices. Today we’ll show you how to access open Firefox tabs in Windows, Mac, and Linux, and on iOS and Android devices. Set Up Firefox Sync To sync your open Firefox tabs across devices, you first need to set up a Firefox sync account and sign in to that account on all your devices....

Windows XP is No Longer Supported or Secure Unlike Windows Vista, Windows XP doesn’t have a great screen snipping tool. That being the case, it’s still possible to take Screen Shots, Screen Capture, or Screen Snip in Windows XP; it’s just not as easy OR sexy. Using the process below, I’ll demonstrate a few ways to capture virtually any image you see on your screen, whether you want to snip your entire screen or just a single window....

Of course you’ll want to make sure the bookmarks you’ve accumulated over the years come with you. Now, if you’re using the Google Chrome browser on XP, all you need to do is log in with your Google Account and you’re bookmarks will transfer automatically. But if you’ve been using Internet Explorer or Firefox, you’ll need to export the bookmarks and import them manually. Transfer Bookmarks from Firefox or IE to Chromebook For Internet Explorer (in this example it’s IE 8), launch it and go to File > Import and Export....

For example, a number of keyboard shortcuts exist for Windows users that allow you to quickly perform a task without using your mouse at all. You can also switch on certain Windows features that involve your keyboard to make it easier to navigate—including filter keys. What are Filter Keys on Windows? The filter keys functionality is an accessibility feature available for Windows PC users (including Windows 10 and 11). The feature allows you to control the repetition speed for keys you press....